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Balance sheet, that has fallen quite a bit. so the banking system is healthier but the country as a whole has a lot of public sector debt and households still have debt. and many companies as well. so they are not well placed to cope with a sudden rise in interest rates. that is one reason the fed is sitting on its hands. but there again, as we go forward, if the economy slows, if that debt amount keeps rising, it is a challenge because global growth is also slowing down. >> it is a lot healthier. but we also know the banking sector is a lot less regulated already. maria, from a political stan...

Amount, but still an important portfolio. there's a tremendous amount of power in the white house in the most powerful country on earth and to have these other business interests, which include a debt amount on a building here, 666 on 5th avenue, that's over a billion dollars, that's a huge vulnerability. these power and vulnerability, those things combined make him vulnerable to influence by foreign powers and by our friends that seek to gain a leg up in their relations with the united states and in their regional activities, regional competitions. >> looking at the words that were used on th...

The consumer financial protection bureau reports the percentage of homeowners aged 65 and older with mortgage debt jumped from 22% in 2001 to 30% in 2011. the average debt amount for seniors is also on the rise. how can we avoid this? pat howell is here, founder and ceo of howell financial group. first of all, why is this happening? >> that's a great question. but i think it has its roots in the fact that we are a nation of debtors. whether you look at the government, the federal government, state, local government, and americans borrow for everything. we borrow to buy a house. we borrow to bu...